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Monthly Archives: May 2010

If there’s one food that’s lends itself to metal, it’s burgers. Anyone from Chicago knows about the amazing Kuma’s Corner (even Lady Gaga, who ordered a Judas Priest burger when she was in town). However, Kuma’s isn’t on wheels, so for the rest of us, there’s the Grill ‘Em All truck. Usually anchored in L.A., […]

Victory Records have posted a free digital sampler for download on their site featuring new music from Sister Sin and Ill Nino among others. The press release says it’s “the perfect soundtrack to your backyard BBQ.” Really? What kind of BBQ are they having?

In addition to helping out with the No Label Needed contest and series, Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum has been through a lot over the past 16 years since the band formed. Starting out on local labels, the band eventually went to Victory. They’ve since signed to E1, and are working on their first album […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Arizona has passed a bill that essentially legalizes racial profiling. There are people for and against it, and obviously on the entertainment side, many are against it. Among them is Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha, He started an organization called The […]

While Danzig’s latest album, Deth Red Sabaoth, won’t be released until June 22, fans will be able to buy the album at his nine-date run next month, five dates of which are before it’s in stores. Dates here.

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With Charred Walls of the Damned’s third album, Creatures Watching Over the Dead, coming out on Friday (23), the album is now streaming online at drummer Richard Christy’s other job, at howardstern.com. You can preorder it here.

Late Night With Seth Meyers has already had Mastodon’s Brann Dailor fill in on drums for a week. They’re extending their metal cred by having Anthrax on the show on August 24th, where they’ll be performing “Monster At The End.”

Metallica’s August 20th concert at Minneapolis’ US Bank Stadium will be streamed live on Pandora. Listeners can tune in here at 10pm EST to listen. Until then, you can go there and hear a playlist curated by the band.

Guns N’ Roses will be playing two shows this weekend at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, and John Varvatos and Bravado have collaborated for a pop-up shop at the John Varvatos store at 315 Bowery (the former site of CBGB). There will be a launch party today from noon-2. More info here.

Wondering where you can stream the Alternative Press Music Awards? Sure you are! They’ll be on the Amazon Music Twitch channel, which we never heard of until now, starting at 7pm on Monday, July 18th. To read more about the APMAs, go here.